(12 Aug 2025)
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Salt Lake City – 12 August 2025
1. Firefighter surveying damage to a business
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Karl Lieb, Salt Lake City fire chief:
“I want to say the firefighters did a tremendous job fighting this fire, particularly given the speed at which it spread, the fuel that was available to it and the intensity. Of course the heat, combined with the smoke, provided some very challenging environment for us to mitigate this incident.”
3. Damage to a cocktail bar from behind a chainlink fence
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Karl Lieb, Salt Lake City fire chief:
“We had three minor firefighter injuries, no injuries to civilians."
5. Damage to a downtown business
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake City:
“Dozens and dozens of employees who are not going to be able to go to work tonight, who rely on this income to support their households and their families. And Salt Lakers and Utahns have stepped up for restaurant workers in the past. During COVID, Salt Lake City worked to create the Tip Your Server program. And I think that this is something, I know this is something Salt Lake City is going to be looking into today. Because these insurance replacement costs that the owners may be able to get often don’t trickle down to their employees and their lost wages the way that we know that they need. So we’re gonna be working as a city to support this community. This is a community of building owners, business owners and employees and operators that we love, and we need to wrap our arms as a community around them right now."
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STORYLINE:
Three firefighters were hurt after a fire broke out in century-old buildings in Salt Lake City’s nightlife hub, officials said Tuesday.
The firefighters were injured while battling the Monday night blaze, Salt Lake City Fire Chief Karl Lieb said at a news conference. One had a broken ankle, another was suffering from smoke inhalation, dehydration and nausea and the third was injured by falling debris and was briefly trapped against a chain link fence, Lieb said.
The fire affected several businesses, and about 60 firefighters were on the scene, officials said. Crews were pulled out of the building and were battling the blaze from outside because part of the building collapsed. Buildings in the area were cleared, and the cause of the fire was under investigation.
The fire destroyed buildings that date back to 1920 and are “home to beloved local businesses and gathering places that bring life, culture, and connection to our community,” the Downtown Alliance said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the effects will “ripple far beyond the walls of the impacted property.” The alliance, which represents 2,500 businesses and property owners in the central business district, said property owners have said that they intend to rebuild.
The alliance thanked first responders who contained the fire, protected nearby buildings and made sure customers and employees evacuated safely.
The smell of smoke lingered in the air on Tuesday morning, and the fire department asked people on Monday night to avoid downtown.
AP Video shot by Hannah Schoenbaum
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